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Botany

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42. If this is true he needs to be removed from office now.

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:35 PM

23 hrs ago

His fuck up with his unneeded war on the people of Iran, Bibi’s side show of trying to make Southern
Lebanon part of Israel, the poll #s, his declining health, and the Epstein files must make him feel like his world is declining around him so he sees using nuclear weapons as an out because he is bat shit crazy.

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Trump wanted the nuclear codes now debunked [View all] videohead5 Yesterday OP

So Trump will find a general who will hand the codes over to him? Irish_Dem Yesterday #1

It sounds as though there occurred a righteous mini-coup. The officers and agents with the sidearms told him, "No." John1956PA Yesterday #2

It's not true. Trump is the commander in chief and could fire anyone that got in his way. pcdb 23 hrs ago #52

EXACTLY. This is the most important story of the year. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #79

Could that be why... 2naSalit Yesterday #8

Use a nuke during a search and rescue? RandySF Yesterday #15

Timing... 2naSalit Yesterday #20

I never thought I would say this in my lifetime RandySF Yesterday #22

I lived through... 2naSalit Yesterday #25

My brother was on a destroyer at the blockade. wnylib 23 hrs ago #53

I hope you meant "Sit Room" COL Mustard Yesterday #34

Yeah... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #36

My guess YES. This is exactly why they kept him out of the room. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #80

Again and Again. This Doofus is probably going to kill us all. chouchou Yesterday #3

"The living will envy the dead." PCIntern Yesterday #35

Ah Yes....Ve will bury you. chouchou 23 hrs ago #40

You have. AZ8theist 18 hrs ago #75

Apparently the very last guardrail left held... EarthFirst Yesterday #4

To be a fly on the wall orangecrush 22 hrs ago #63

Don't believe it. RandySF Yesterday #5

Everybody, from 4 star general to 1st Lt on an ICBM crew have the moral displacedvermoter Yesterday #13

everyone has the authority to deny a psycho war crime Tetrachloride Yesterday #32

Not true. Safe as Milk 23 hrs ago #44

The group decided to disobey Chump's insane order FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #50

I'm betting they told him orangecrush 22 hrs ago #64

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 21 hrs ago #70

The Missiles Are Flying - The Dead Zone Sector 001 Yesterday #6

What's the source? mobeau69 Yesterday #7

A twitter post. I posted a fact check from Yahoo news down thread. chowder66 Yesterday #23

Caine probably said... back off buster,.. magicarpet Yesterday #9

Read Johnson's wikipedia entry SamuelTheThird Yesterday #10

His claim about t a particular meeting is not a debunk. Bluetus 3 hrs ago #93

30 Recs yet smells like clickbait. flvegan Yesterday #11

I just don't have faith anymore that it isn't true displacedvermoter Yesterday #14

Plus no link Polybius Yesterday #19

62 now, and on the front page. So embarrassing. demmiblue Yesterday #30

125 now, and Top 5 Greatest currently. flvegan 22 hrs ago #57

I'm shocked. demmiblue 22 hrs ago #59

If it's true, THAT should be grounds for impeachment AND removal. calimary Yesterday #12

If this were true, it'd be a military coup. mr715 Yesterday #16

But who is doing the coup? Trump or the military? Doodley 23 hrs ago #41

The military. mr715 23 hrs ago #46

Refusing illegal orders isn't a coup Diraven 10 hrs ago #84

I have been hearing this all over social media. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #17

Cool story JoseBalow Yesterday #18

Fact Check: Caine Did Not Storm Out of Emergency Meeting After Trump Suggested Threatening Iran With Nuclear Weapons chowder66 Yesterday #21

Yahoo reprinted the story from 'Lead Stories' RandySF Yesterday #28

I don't care whether Caine " stormed out." Qutzupalotl Yesterday #31

So the question that's asked and answered is did the general Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #58

Are there any links to this story? radical noodle Yesterday #24

FFS... Larry C. Johnson: demmiblue Yesterday #26

I remember him. RandySF Yesterday #33

That was one terrible web site, spreading misinformation about the Obama Administration. They considered my surfered 10 hrs ago #83

In other words, he's a piece of shit. AZ8theist 18 hrs ago #76

Thanks mobeau69 Yesterday #27

Not Corroborated But... 2na fisherman Yesterday #29

From an expert at MIT (2017) RandySF 23 hrs ago #37

Technically yes. There's a little bit of "backroom" gray area when dealing with an unhinged president it seems though Smokster 23 hrs ago #54

Well, we're safe there pedo Trump can't read Farmer-Rick 11 hrs ago #82

Ah, he yearns for the good old days. usonian 23 hrs ago #38

Something of this magnitude needs some verification. spanone 23 hrs ago #39

Trump posted before videohead5 23 hrs ago #47

But didn't you know? BWdem4life 23 hrs ago #55

If this is true he needs to be removed from office now. Botany 23 hrs ago #42

Remember when Trump suggested using nukes on hurricanes? He's way more insane now than then. Doodley 23 hrs ago #43

This sums up this lunatic MaineNative 23 hrs ago #45

I believe he wanted to, and thank goodness the military leaders are still sane enough to stop him FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #48

Kick. N/T Upthevibe 23 hrs ago #49

This doesn't pass the smell test. Jedi Guy 23 hrs ago #51

I don't think he has to ask anyone for the codes ToxMarz 22 hrs ago #56

Nuclear experts on this thread trying to convince everyone Piggy can do anything he wants any time he wants... MorbidButterflyTat 22 hrs ago #60

They are just concerned :/ johnnyfins 22 hrs ago #61

It happened in his first term also orangecrush 22 hrs ago #62

Somehow, I find the story of Trump B.See 21 hrs ago #65

That's not mental illness. progressoid 21 hrs ago #66

Larry Johnson, purveyor of Russian propaganda on Ukraine... pat_k 21 hrs ago #67

157 recs for debunked nonsense... sad. WarGamer 21 hrs ago #68

Confirmation bias is alive and well sarisataka 21 hrs ago #69

post of the year. WarGamer 20 hrs ago #72

Little harsh maybe. Smokster 19 hrs ago #74

Is it? orangecrush 17 hrs ago #78

Aren't a lot of the REC'S for the fact that someone is posting that it WAS debunked? Ol Janx Spirit 9 hrs ago #86

And Trump already has the code. RandySF 21 hrs ago #71

Does something need to be debunked if it was never more than a rumor? EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #73

And 4 years from now orangecrush 17 hrs ago #77

and whose in charge of the records? Javaman 12 hrs ago #81

Yes. That story was bullshit from the start. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #85

With a mentally firm, physically healthy president, the biscuit would be on their person at almost all times. John1956PA 9 hrs ago #87

I find what was initially reported to be very plausible Cosmocat 8 hrs ago #88

It doesn't matter if he did or not. Kid Berwyn 8 hrs ago #89

They outsmsarted him (talk about a low hurdle to jump) usonian 8 hrs ago #90

He needs to be in a nursing home under 24/7 supervision. Initech 8 hrs ago #91

This is what counts as "debunked" now? maxrandb 6 hrs ago #92